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Yup.
Commission sale is officially over. ^^ Thanks so much to you guys that ordered, and I'll get started on your commissions right away!



Those of you who commissioned me, you helped fulfill two of my greatest cel-collecting DREAMS. To give you guys an idea of how happy you made me, here's what you helped me get:


Official Studio Pierrot repro cel of Uki-chan, which will be framed and hung on my wall...as soon as I buy a frame and find enough wall space. o3o;;

Uki & Hitsugaya omake segment sketch set, the original artwork used to animate the omake clip.

_{(Okay, I didn't actually make enough from commissions to pay for the sketch set completely, but you guys helped me make the down-payment. Mom's gonna pay the rest, because she wants to give the set to me for Christmas. Dammit, I have to wait a month and a half for it. ><;;;; *huffs impatiently*)}


Seriously. I'm so happy about that sketch set especially that I may hold it when I sleep after I get it. ._.
_{I can't imagine that my Uki plushie will have a problem with that, since it's one of his character's shining moments... Szayel may be another story, though...>>;;;; One rip in a single page and he's sleeping in the clothes hamper.}



...the commission sales also helped pay for shipping and return-shipping to send my Espada and "Del Toro" pics to California, to get them signed by David Vincent (Grimmjow) and Ezra Weisz (Ilforte). These also make me VERY HAPPY.



Until next time...





COMMISSIONS
1. *Dice1317 ---------- paperchild ----------------------- paid! ^^ (sketching...)
2. ~RufusJRemington --- "Halibel's Revenge" marker pic --- paid! ^^ (sketching...)
3. =Elesil ------------ Uki & Shunsui marker pic --------- not paid (waiting... ^^*lol*)




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Quote of the Moment:

Ramia: "Yes...It's so cute ^^"
me: "XD When Midori sent me the scans, I literally sat on my sofa and SNERKED for probably a good 10 seconds straight. God, Uki looks like such a dork. XD"
Ramia: "Yeah...But he is a giant dork XD"
me: "XD ...and that's why I ♥ him. :3 He wouldn't be any fun if he were serious all the time! ^^"
Ramia: "lol Ahhhh....Dorks in love XD"
me: "HEY. XD
Ramia: "XDXDXDXDXD"

(talking about the sketch set above)

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(I'm Ryuumon Houzukimaru!)



CON SCHEDULE!! (slightly-tenative)

2010-
Jan -- Ichibancon (Concord, NC)
May -- Animazement (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)


Let me know if any of you guys are gonna be at any of these! I'll keep an eye out for you!!



E-FAMILY
-- Imouto-chan! (lil' sis)

-- Baburuhedo no Minarai-chan (Bobblehead apprentice)
-- Purizuma no Minarai-chan (Prisma marker apprentice)


GO JOIN!!


My FAN CLUB!! *tailwag*

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Okay, fun as it was, I need to get that month-old con report off my front page.

But yes. With Christmas coming up_{, and two big once-in-a-lifetime cel/sketch opportunities I may end up with (both heavily Uki-related)}, I'm offering a SALE on my chibi, paperchild, and marker commissions!



Chibi commissions-- $8 US
[digital print]
samples:
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Paperchild commissions-- $6 US
[handcolored original, 1 character only. Additional characters $2 each]
samples:
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Marker/Pencil commissions-- $12 US
[handcolored original]
samples:
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I also have prints of almost anything in my gallery available for $7, and ONE POSTER LEFT of "Hihio Zabimaru" for $14!



The prices above already include shipping.
If you get a chibi commission, I'll send you the crazy-high-resolution 8x10 print, plus all sketchwork, if you want it. ^_^
If you get a paperchild, of course, I'll send you the original!
If you get a marker/pencil commission, I'll send you the original, on 9x12 bristol board!


As far as payment, I prefer Paypal, but also take checks or money orders. If you're going by Paypal, I'll need your payment within 3 days, and check/money order within a week. _{(Sorry, but I've had a lot of people claim commissions or whatnot and then back out...)}


The sale only runs until HALLOWEEN (OCT 31), or until my slots fill up, whichever happens first. ._.


If you're interested, send me a note or leave a comment!


COMMISSION SLOTS
1. *Dice1317 ---------- paperchild ----------------------- paid! ^^ (sketching...)
2. ~RufusJRemington --- "Halibel's Revenge" marker pic --- paid! ^^ (sketching...)
3. =Elesil ------------ Uki & Shunsui marker pic --------- not paid
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Until next time...




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Quote of the Moment:

Deanna: "Hey, when do we get to meet the newest member of your household? I'm very curious to see him."
me: "*lol* Well, if we meet up this Saturday, I'll bring him. ^^ He's surprisingly cuddly-looking! *nodnod* Based on last night, he and Uki seem to be getting along okay. Oo; Uki even let him huddle up to my stomach, which surprised me..... I think he bit me though. oO;;;;;; I have a weird little bruise-looking mark about 2 inches above my belly button. (GAH!! Tell me he's not kinky! I don't want a kinky Szayel! OAo; I'd rather have a sadistic one! A KINKY SZAYEL IS JUST CREEPY!!!!!! OAO;;;;; Er, creepier than normal...)"
Ramia: "XDXD Kinky Szayel! *falls out of chair laughing*"
me: "Oh, SHUT UP!!!! >A<;;;"


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=ZabuzaKakashi's BLEACH AVATAR GANG








(I'm Ryuumon Houzukimaru!)



CON SCHEDULE!! (slightly-tenative)

2010-
Jan -- Ichibancon (Concord, NC)
May -- Animazement (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)


Let me know if any of you guys are gonna be at any of these! I'll keep an eye out for you!!



E-FAMILY
-- Imouto-chan! (lil' sis)

-- Baburuhedo no Minarai-chan (Bobblehead apprentice)
-- Purizuma no Minarai-chan (Prisma marker apprentice)


GO JOIN!!


My FAN CLUB!! *tailwag*

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Okay, I can't remember every little thing that I WANTED to include in this Journal, plus I have a horrendous migraine-like headache from the coma that I went into last night _{(not really a coma, but I slept hard enough that I didn't hear my alarm this morning and ended up sleeping about 15 hours. XD)}, but I'll do my best...

(Oh, and I'll upload Bobblehead photos soon!!!)



THURSDAY

Woke up and had to run to Office Depot/Max (forget which one, but it's near my apartment XD) to get a printer cartridge because mine crapped out with 2 prints left to make. ><; I also had no hairspray, and I can't do Greed's cosplay with NO hairspray. XD; Especially given how much in-need I am for a haircut.

Anyway, got that, and got back to the apartment with lunch. Ate about half when my doorbell started frantically ringing. Turns out that , , & Gabby were here about a half hour early. XD;;;; (GOOD GOD, GABBY, HOW FAST DID YOU DRIVE?!)

We got all the stuff in the "little Kia that could", as Gabby calls it, finally chased everyone OFF MY COUCH AGAIN, and hit the road. After a half dozen bathroom breaks for Dee (kidding, Dee, just kidding!), we stopped at a gas station in near the SC/GA border and got gas. We immediately noticed that there was an apocalyptic SWARM of grasshoppers ALL OVER the pumps. o_____o;
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After leaving, we noticed that we had a stowaway-- one of the grasshoppers was hanging on the back window, while we were doing about 70 mph down the interstate!
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We named him Gojyo. :3
He hung on for about 50+ miles and 2 little rainstorms! We finally stopped at another gas station and got him off the window. We kept him in a little plastic container with some muffin crumbs, which he really seemed to love. XD

After much yelling at each other over which way to go, we finally made it to the Sheraton hotel across the street from the convention center. XD We got all of our stuff up to the room and decided to go to the con to get our badges and drop some of our stuff off at the artist table. On our way, we made a new friend-- a guy named Tyler, who I'd met at AWA two years earlier. ^^ The first time I'd met him, he was cosplaying as bankai-Ikkaku, but during most times I'd seen him before, he'd carried a gigantic Appa (from "Avatar") on his head. Pretty easy to spot at a con. XD

Anyway, we finally got our badges, dropped off some of the table stuff, and started back to the hotel only to find that it was POURING rain outside.

It felt like a very LOOOONNNNNNG walk. *lol* I had to hang my jeans up in the closet to dry.



FRIDAY

The morning started with Dee & Julia wanting to get a photo of "Greed" in "his" silky PJ shorts eating a Cheerios cereal bar.
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...yeah. =w=;;;

Anyway, we headed over to the con after getting ready (I was Greed of course, ~Phoenix-of-the-Rose was Lust, ~illyria47 was Sloth, and Gabby was Tsunade from "Naruto") and stayed at the artist table mostly all day. We took a short break to go buy some pins from *zelas, and I sold a few prints myself! Julia was selling handmade substitute Shinigami badges, and sold 6 over the weekend, plus gave one to Vic.

Speaking of which, Mr. Fanboy himself even came by our table on Friday! Before one of his panels/autograph sessions, he was wandering around the Artist Alley room. ^^ He walked by, we flagged him down, and he had a royal FIT when he saw the little Dark and Fai bobbles I had out on the table. X3 He got this sobbing kind of look on his face and told me that he hated me. XD I sat there looking confused at him, and Julia told him, "Why do you hate her, they're for you!", and he got HYSTERICAL. ^____^;; He gave me a big hug and said he thought I just had them sitting out to tease him.
After that, he said that he was on his way to his first panel, and that he was going to show them off!! Later, someone came by the table and said that he really did! XD They said that he'd taken the Dark one and held it up to a video camera that was recording the panel so that it'd be projected on a screen and the whole room could see it.
I LOVE YOU, VIC. Really.

Eventually, we went back to the hotel, did our showers, and watched some cheesy horror movies on Showtime. I forget the first one, but the second was the remake of "Halloween".



SATURDAY

We got up and headed to the con, only to find that it was raining again. My friends mock me for being a "weather geek", but GUESS WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE OF US WITH THE FORESIGHT TO BRING AN UMBRELLA.
GYAHAHAHA. X3

We got to the con, sat at the table a while, then got up a couple hours later to wander around the Alley and check out the Dealer's Room.

We'd been told on Friday (by the ONLY male Envy cosplayer I've ever met, and with a REAL TATTOO of the Oroboros, no less! ) about an FMA cosplay photo shoot at 6, so we headed out to it about 5:30. On the way out, we saw Tyler again --cosplaying as the "Boulder" from Avatar-- fighting a Toph:
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...and I also decided to stop by Rikki Simons (artist, also did the voice of GIR in "Invader Zim") artist table, and he signed a copy of one of his comics for me. :3
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At the photo shoot, there ended up being a whopping NINE (1 Ed, 1 Al, 1 Winry, 1 Scar, 2 Lusts, 1 Envy, 1 Greed, and 1 Sloth) cosplayers there, but there was still such a good variety of characters that we still got some good shots. ^_^
Die, State Alchemist!!
Beg for mercy!
Friends for life
Family Portrait
You want your brother back...?
Rivals
We would've gotten some more shots, but it started drizzling rain...

Afterwards, we went back to the table, where I finally got to pull off my "Ultimate Shield" arm. I gave Julia and Dee permission to help peel it off, ONLY if they stayed above my wrist. (It tends to rip out a lot more hair on the forearm itself, and I wanted to handle that myself.)
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....XD

We eventually went back to the hotel room, got showers, and watched the 2 new dub episodes of Bleach (and lol-ed at Renji and his cute little kido "lightbulb").



SUNDAY

After taking our luggage out to Gabby's car, we released our little mascot (Gojyo, the grasshopper) in a nice garden patch on the way to the con.

I only spent about an hour or so at the Artist table today, because I was DETERMINED to get over to Troy Baker's autograph session.
After I'd left, and been in his line for about a half hour, Julia called and said that Caitlin Glass had stopped by the table.
About 15 minutes later, she called again and said VIC HAD JUST STOPPED BY.
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I was standing in Troy's line, repeatedly saying, "I hate my life, I hate my life..." while Deanna was laughing at me.

During the time that we were in Troy's line, Vic's line had already gotten cut off. .____.;;;; Well, at least I got to meet Troy, who I'd never met before! And I'm not sure, but I think he seemed to like his little Abel Nightroad bobblehead.....
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_{(If you listen carefully, after he says "He's a bobblehead!!", you can hear the next 20 or so people in the line laughing. XD And Dee totally hated me because I got a hug from him. )}
...and then he signed a little chibi-Archer for me. :3
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Gabby had gotten in Vic's line before it'd been cut, so I went and chatted with her a little after I met Troy. After that, I went back to the table for a bit longer, and then we packed up our Alley stuff, did a couple more last-minute laps around the Dealer's Room, and headed out a little before 5. On our way back, we got caught in a TORRENT of rain just outside of Atlanta for about the first half hour of the drive or so. X_x;; Poor Gabby --driving-- was about to snap.
On the way back, we were all either asleep or very close to asleep. We finally stopped for dinner at a McDonald's.
Last year, we'd stopped at this same McD's on the way back from AWA '08, and were so insane afterwards that we were convinced they'd put some kind of drugs in the food or drinks. XD By some twisted miracle, we were able to find the exact same McD's on the 200-something-mile drive.
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This meal just reaffirmed our theory about the drugged food.

On our way out, we were all on the verge of tears from laughing, and we kept doing all sorts of stupid stuff on the way. XD We especially lost it when I started video-recording our conversations after getting back on the interstate. When my camera ran out of memory, Dee started recording. While trying to get her camera, she'd found that the takeout box of Chinese-restaurant chicken fried rice she'd had in her bag had spilled, and her bag was FULL of rice. I thought I was going to DIE laughing.
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and then there was another incident that involved a van with a DVD player playing a recording of a preacher and a book of borderline-shota yaoi...



MONDAY

Yup.

I was right.

I was expecting to fall into a total con-hangover COMA, and sure enough....


I got to sleep about 2 am last night. Woke up about 5 PM. \D Had a headache ever since....



Best of all, it was great to meet Troy, and great to see some of my old AWA friends again! ^^ It was awesome to hang out with and her clan, and see again!!

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!




Until next time...




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Quote of the Moment:


*has a headache at the moment*


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=ZabuzaKakashi's BLEACH AVATAR GANG








(I'm Ryuumon Houzukimaru!)



CON SCHEDULE!! (slightly-tenative)

2010-
Jan -- Ichibancon (Concord, NC) MAYBE
May -- Animazement (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)


Let me know if any of you guys are gonna be at any of these! I'll keep an eye out for you!!



E-FAMILY
-- Imouto-chan! (lil' sis)

-- Baburuhedo no Minarai-chan (Bobblehead apprentice)
-- Purizuma no Minarai-chan (Prisma marker apprentice)


GO JOIN!!


My FAN CLUB!! *tailwag*

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UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH.... I think my dinner hates me. ._.; Not feeling great. =_=;;

_{Anyway --nguh-- I guess you guys didn't click the journal to read about my PO'ed stomach. -_-; Sorry...}



Okie-dokie. Summer semester is almost over (final exam on Tuesday), so I've finally got enough time to sit down and make a Journal for the first time since my Animazement report. ;;;;;;;

I've finally made enough statues that I'm starting to run out of room for them...
I'm planning on taking a few of the older ones to AWA with me to try to sell, as well as some newer ones just for display, but I wanted to give you guys the chance at them first, if you want. First come, first serve, and whatever doesn't sell here, I'll take to the con. ^^


Bobbleheads
Greed, version 2 -- $25 [SOLD!!]
Izumi -- $30
Kenpachi -- $35

Maquettes
Kenpachi & removable Yachiru -- $75


Prices already include domestic (USA only) shipping. If you're seriously interested in buying one, feel free to send me a note. If you live outside the US, just let me know, and I can give you a shipping cost. ^^
(Oh! I take Paypal, money orders, and checks. ^^)




Okay, all of you going to AWA are wanting to hear my news there. (Okay, maybe not everyone, but one or two of you.) Basically, it's simply that I DO have a confirmed table there!! I'm at table grey/black #8 (left wall of the layout)! ^^



Until next time...




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Quote of the Moment:


*is too bored


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=ZabuzaKakashi's BLEACH AVATAR GANG








(I'm Ryuumon Houzukimaru!)



CON SCHEDULE!! (slightly-tenative)
2009-
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)

2010-
May -- Animazement (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)


Let me know if any of you guys are gonna be at any of these! I'll keep an eye out for you!!



E-FAMILY
-- Imouto-chan! (lil' sis)

-- Baburuhedo no Minarai-chan (Bobblehead apprentice)
-- Purizuma no Minarai-chan (Prisma marker apprentice)


GO JOIN!!


My FAN CLUB!! *tailwag*

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W00T, W00T, W00T!!!!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP, I'M NOT DEAD!!!! 8D


First, I passed all of my classes! (Including Atmospheric Thermodynamics and that horribly evil Physics class!)



Almost immediately after that, it was time for my family's vacation to Arizona. It was a LONG WEEK, full of minor sunburns, dehydration, and lots of damn cactus pollen. ._. Really pretty scenery, though.



Yet again, almost immediately after vacation, it was time for Animazement. ._o SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not ready....


THURSDAY--
Thursday was mostly uneventful. We had two cars in our group, but mine was the only one with a GPS. The other car apparently got a bit lost in Raleigh, and we ended up sitting in the hotel parking lot and waiting for them for over an hour. XD
After we got our stuff settled into the hotel rooms, we attempted to find the Raleigh Convention Center so that we could pick up our badges early. After we got our badges, we walked outside to go back to the truck, only to find that --in the hotel across the street from the RCC-- there was a guy on the 4th-ish floor at the window, talking on his cell phone...
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BUCK...
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NAKED...
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Later on, we got back to the hotel and somehow managed to get hooked on the show "Yes, Dear". *wtf*


FRIDAY--
We got to the con early to check in for our artist table. (Shared a table with ).
After manning the table for a while, we attempted --futile, might I add-- to find the Dealers' Room. The architect who designed the RCC had to have been ON ACID. There were apparently at least 7 elevators scattered throughout the building, and only ONE (which we never actually found) went from the bottom floor straight to the top floor.

Anyhow, after the search, we went back to the table for a bit. Sometime in the mid-afternoon, guess who stopped by?
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...because I'm just that awesome.
_{(Dear God, I sound like such a hick... X_x)}

SQUEE!!! After our fangirling, Kyle had these awesome promo cards with him and was nice enough to sign a couple for us! ^^ .....and then he petted my vest. *lol*

Soon after, there was an official autograph session (lol) where I got to meet--
Cherami Leigh & Miss Caitlin :3
Michael Sinterniklaas (Leo the Ishbalan from FMA, Leonardo from TMNT, Dean from the Venture Bros)
As you can see in the clip above, I was cosplaying as Greed again, and Mike seemed to be a bit fascinated by my latex "shielded arm". XD He poked it.

After that, we packed up a bit, went back to the hotel, had drinks, and paddled around in the hotel pool/hot-tub.



SATURDAY--
Had a bit of a rude awakening this morning. X_x;
Naturally, I snuggled with my little Ukitake plushie each night. However, I shared a bed with Deanna ( ) and a foot-tall Gin Ichimaru plushie that she'd bought at the con Friday. Uki wasn't happy with sharing a bed with another plushie....
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We all woke up to find Gin SPOONING ME.
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Uki was even less happy now. ._.;;

I made sure to carry him with me around the con, and gave him hugs whenever possible. He eventually seemed to cheer up a bit, so long as Gin was nowhere nearby.

At today's autograph session, we got to bug Kyle again, where I actually gave him his little Kamina. (I didn't have a box for him on Friday, so he wanted me to keep him safe for him until I could box him up. )
We also got to meet Spike Spencer!! He voices Hanataro in Bleach, Shinji in Evangelion, and a bunch of other roles. ^^
Spike had a small stack of his books out on the autograph table, "How to be a Frickin' Genius Voice Actor", and I couldn't resist. ^^ I just had to buy one from him, and he was nice enough to sign it for me! ^_^

At one point in the day, Ramia got to hear my uncharacteristically high-pitched fangirl squeak. We found a cosplayer of my #3 favorite bishie, Li Xingke from "Code Geass".

Afterwards, we went back to our hotel, played the most insane two games of Crazy Eights in the history of humanity, and fangirled over Vic's big Ikkaku-Bankai premier on Adult Swim. After that, we watched Code Geass, which ended up confusing/intriguing Ramia.
She hates us now.


SUNDAY--
Uki was NOT about to let me sleep in the same bed with Deanna and her Gin again, so I had to share a bed with Ramia. XD

Last days of cons are always kinda slow, so we just took it easy. We got our stuff packed up from the table, and made one last run on the Dealers' Room. (I spent WAY too much money on a gorgeous figurine of Lelouch/Zero from "Code Geass R2", but it was worth it, dangit! XD)
They had one last autograph session! We got to have one last time to run through and say goodbye to all the awesome guests...
Caitlin :3
Cherami Leigh, Christina Vee, & Kara Edwards ^^
Kyle XD

I remembered that last year, Kyle was really amused by my Ichigo/Ganju sketches, so I took a few of my Ganju sketch sets. He seemed to be really thrilled with 'em, and even gave me a big hug for them! ^^ It was especially fun when the con staff girl said it was okay to hug him since he asked for it, then laughed and ordered him back to his spot at the table.



Okay, all of you going to AWA are wanting to hear my news there. (Okay, maybe not everyone, but one or two of you.) Basically, it's simply that I DO have a confirmed table there!! Keep an eye out for either Hakkai or Greed in Artist Alley! ^^



Until next time...




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Quote of the Moment:


*none that are PG enough to post here *


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=ZabuzaKakashi's BLEACH AVATAR GANG








(I'm Ryuumon Houzukimaru!)



CON SCHEDULE!! (slightly-tenative)
2009-
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)

2010-
May -- Animazement (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Sept -- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)


Let me know if any of you guys are gonna be at any of these! I'll keep an eye out for you!!



E-FAMILY
-- Imouto-chan! (lil' sis)

-- Baburuhedo no Minarai-chan (Bobblehead apprentice)
-- Purizuma no Minarai-chan (Prisma marker apprentice)


GO JOIN!!


My FAN CLUB!! *tailwag*